Paper made from kapok fiber



@atented Apr. 53, i923.

fllTED STTES AUGUST LENDLE, OF FOREST HILLS NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO KUTTBOIFF PICKDT & 00., INCL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

PAPER MADE FROM KAPOK FIBER.

Ho Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, AUGUST LENDLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Forest Hi s, county of Queens, and State of ished'wall paper and'is adaptable also for covering boxes, etc. Haretofore in ordef to obtain the silky-like effect in paper it has been necessary to sprinkle the paper with silk which process is very' laborious and expensive.

The invention consists in using as the essential ground work of the paper a substance commercially known as kapok.

The kapok'is' a fiber found in tropical countries, and is now being used in the manufacture of mattresses, pillows, life belts, etc. If ground in heaters such as are commonly used in paper mills, it can be cut up so as tomake it practical for use in the manufacture of papers. It may be used by itself alone or in connection with other fibers, such as ground wood, sulphite, saw dust, rag,

jute, etc.

The following are suitable examples of the process, but my invention is not limited thereto.

colored with suitable dyestuffs atordinary Application filed September 9, 1920. Serial No. 409,245.

or raised temperature then beaten for a sufficient time to make the fiber flow on a paper machine. The resulting paper has a distinct silky appearance entirely different from any paper heretofore known.

Example I I Saw dust is colored with suitable dyestuffs then mixed with kapok previously beaten and dyed as set forth in example I. The resulting paper shows a distinct silky effect and appearance, not known heretofore.

Example I l I Saw dust is colored with suitable dyestuffs and mixed with undyed kapok, but previously sufiiciently beaten.

Example IV.

Kapok fiber is put in a beater and then ,colored with suitable d-yestufis, then beaten sufficiently to whichis then added uncolored saw dust.

1. As a new article of manufacture a paper made from kapok fiber.

2. As a new article of manufacture a paper. made from kapok, and other substances.

3. As a new article of manufacture a paper made from kapok, and vegetable substances.

4. As a new article of manufacture a pa- Witnesses.

AUGUST LENDLE. Witnesses:

WM. P. PICKHARDT, H. STOLZB. 

